Amidst the many excellent restaurants in Amsterdam there are a number of incredible cafés, lunchrooms and other establishments that serve delicious vegan meals. These vegan-orientated eateries include one of the most avant-garde restaurants in Amsterdam, Mediamatic-ETEN, as well as possibly the best place in the city for fresh, filling salads, SLA.
Golden Temple is a vegetarian restaurant on Utrechtsestraat that serves a wide variety of tasty meals that are inspired by several staple dishes from around the world. Although some meals on Golden Temple’s menu contain dairy products, a considerable number of meals available at the restaurant are vegan and gluten free.
Besides making some of the best smoothies and juices in the city Juices Brothers also serves several dairy-free breakfast bowls which contain super tasty ingredients such as açai, coconut yoghurt and almond butter. There’s also vegan cakes available inside which taste amazing with a freshly pressed smoothie.
This popular bar and restaurant in Amsterdam-West serves many awesome vegan including several dishes that are based around classic Dutch staples such as kibbeling and bitterballen. There’s even a bar snacks menu available at Meatless District that tailored around after work drinks (or borrel in Dutch).
SLA has several locations around Amsterdam and easily ranks among the best places in the city for fresh, healthy lunches. Their extensive salad menu changes every three months and always includes locally sourced ingredients that match the season.
Beter en Leuk is a cosy lunchroom near Oosterpark in Amsterdam-Oost. Its menu mainly revolves around tasty vegetarian or vegans meals including Korean style rice bowls and homemade veggie burgers.
Many dishes at this waterside restaurant near Centraal Station include organic ingredients that are grown in Mediamatic’s onsite aquaponics greenhouse. Almost everything on Mediamatic ETEN’s menu is vegan and the restaurant bases its meals based around local, sustainable products.
There’s always an impressive selection of meat-free meals available at De Waaghals and the restaurant regularly updates its menu with new recipes. Although dishes at the restaurant sometimes contains dairy products or eggs it is possible to have these items altered to fit vegan preferences.
Mr. & Mrs. Watson is an ecologically minded plant-based food bar in Amsterdam-Oost. The restaurant is the first of its kind in the city and specifically caters to vegans, flexitarians and other environmentally conscious gourmands.
